Anavatapta
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thumb|Anavatapta on a Japanese Buddhist world map (1710) Anavatapta (Sanskrit अनवतप्त "the Unheated", , also called "the Pond without Heat") is the lake lying at the center of the world, according to ancient Indian tradition. The name Anavatapta means "heat-free"; the waters of the lake were thought to be able to soothe the fires that torment living beings.
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thumb|Anavatapta on a Japanese Buddhist world map (1710) Anavatapta (Sanskrit अनवतप्त "the Unheated", , also called "the Pond without Heat") is the lake lying at the center of the world, according to ancient Indian tradition. The name Anavatapta means "heat-free"; the waters of the lake were thought to be able to soothe the fires that torment living beings.
Anavatapta is also the name used for the legendary dragon that lived in the lake. It had become a bodhisattva, and was free from the distresses that tormente other dragons, which are plagued by fiery heat and preyed on by garudas.
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